La Salle and His Legacy

La Salle and His Legacy
Author: Patricia Kay Galloway
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
Total Pages: 276
Release: 1982
Genre: History
ISBN: 1604736356

In this collection of essays that marked the tricentennial of La Salle's expedition, thirteen scholars assess his legacy and the significance of French colonialism in the Southeast

To Touch Hearts - Pedagogical Spirituality and St. John Baptist de La Salle

To Touch Hearts - Pedagogical Spirituality and St. John Baptist de La Salle
Author: George Van Grieken FSC
Publisher: George Van Grieken FSC
Total Pages: 382
Release: 2011-03-25
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1257157175

This work addresses Lasallian pedagogical spirituality, defined as the dynamic integration of foundational convictions, basic operative commitments, and consistent practices permeating the teaching dimensions of schools that claim the heritage of St. John Baptist de La Salle and the Brothers of the Christian Schools. The dissertation examines the content of Lasallian pedagogical spirituality and proposes measures for realizing its vitality within Lasallian school life. Particular pedagogical characteristics, components of an overall pedagogical spirituality, are present in the original charism of St. John Baptist de La Salle. The basic operative commitments that underlie those characteristics ought to be integrally realized in a pedagogy that claims to be Lasallian and wholly incorporated in the formation of Lasallian educators. There are three sequential parts to the dissertation: 1) an overview of the St. John Baptist de La Salle's context and personal history, 2) an overview of his literature followed by an analysis of aspects of Lasallian pedagogical spirituality evidenced in that literature according to five pedagogical elements: the teacher, the student, the teacher/student relationship, the activity of teaching, and the school in general, and 3) a contemporary articulation of the Lasallian basic operative commitments that characterize his spirituality today, along with their implications for the formation of Lasallian educators Extrapolating from the life and writings of De La Salle, ten Lasallian operative commitments are proposed. The commitments are presented in the form of attributes that may be applied to Lasallian institutions and their pedagogical components: 1) centered in and nurtured by the life of faith, 2) trusting providence in discerning God's will, 3) with creativity and fortitude, 4) through the agency the Holy Spirit, 5) incarnating Christian paradigms & dynamics, 6) with practical orientation, 7) devoted to education, accessible and comprehensive, 8) committed to the poor, 9) working in association, 10) expressing a lay vocation. The dissertation concludes by presenting teacher formation structures and strategies for introducing Lasallian operative commitments and by providing a Lasallian Mission and Vision Statement.

John Baptist de la Salle

John Baptist de la Salle
Author: Saint Jean Baptiste de La Salle
Publisher: Paulist Press
Total Pages: 245
Release: 2004
Genre: Christian life
ISBN: 1616436379

Praying with John Baptist de La Salle

Praying with John Baptist de La Salle
Author: Carl Koch
Publisher: Saint Mary's Press
Total Pages: 114
Release: 1990
Genre: Meditations
ISBN: 0884892409

De La Salle is recognized as the patron of teachers because he taught, worked out the best ways to instruct poor children, and trusted that God would guide and bless him each step of the way. The meditations in this book are designed to help readers pray with De La Salle on such themes as faith, zeal, trusting in Providence, the person of the teacher, perseverance, and discerning God's will. Stories about De La Salle, his writings, and passages from the Scriptures form the basis of each meditation. Many of the other books in the Companions for the Journey series are available from Word Among Us Press at http://bookstore.wau.org.

Robert de La Salle

Robert de La Salle
Author: Samuel Willard Crompton
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Total Pages: 111
Release: 2009
Genre: Electronic books
ISBN: 1438128878

La Salle is one of the best-known but least-understood explorers of human history. Celebrated for following the Mississippi to its mouth in present-day Louisiana, he was also berated for failing to relocate that same area when he came by sea. Justly known as the greatest of the canoe-carrying and paddle-wielding Frenchmen of his time, he was a failure when it came to colonization and conquest. There was greatness within him, including a powerful will to succeed, but there was also sheer stubbornness, which cost him when he attempted to create a French colony in what is now Texas. In Robert de La Salle, read about a man whose journeys encouraged explorers from other European nations to survey the southeastern United States.

Sieur de la Salle

Sieur de la Salle
Author: John Paul Zronik
Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2006
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780778724131

Was one of the great explorers of the New World. Born and raised in France, he became famous for his exploration of many lakes and rivers in North America.

Sieur de La Salle

Sieur de La Salle
Author: Amie Hazleton
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2017-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1515742105

Explore the life of Sieur de La Salle in this captivating biography. At the young age of 23, La Salle left France for the New World. La Salle was the first European to travel the entire length of the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico, claiming both the river and land for France. Follow along the brave journey of La Salle and learn the importance of his expeditions in the Great West.